Spinifex is a title in the Cambridge Reading Australia series which complements Cambridge Reading. It is one of three information books which introduces children to mini-habitats. The book describes the creatures that live in a clump of spinifex grass in the Australian desert. The other two books are Coral Island and Forest Floor. Cambridge Reading Australia is produced in Australia. The consulting editor for the series is Juliet Partridge, Department of Early Childhood, University of Tasmania.